INFERNO - JOHN BUZON TRIO (LIBERTY LST 7108)

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WIDE STEREO BACHELOR PAD/LOUNGE ALBUM FROM 1960 . . . HAMMOND ORGAN, DRUMS AND SAX (CLARINET, FLUTE, MARACAS) AND A CLASSIC COVER!

VINYL: NEAR MINT

COVER: NEAR MINT (WITH TINY STICKER RESIDUE ON BACK)

GRADING GUIDELINES:

Mint

P-E-R-F-E-C-T.  A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturer without any handling - no scuffs, scratches, stains, labels, writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect!   A mint sleeve should essentially appear as though a record were never placed between its front and back covers! No slight seam splits, no dog-eared or rounded corners, no prices or dates stamped or written anywhere, including inside the sleeve.  Mint means perfect and since no record can be guaranteed to be perfect I rarely use this grade. 

Near Mint

A record that is otherwise mint but has one or two tiny, inconsequential flaws that do not affect the play or the appearance is "Near Mint".   LP covers should still be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident; slight ring-wear; minor denting to a corner; writing on the cover should all be noted properly.  In my opinion "Near Mint" is as close to perfect as one will get.

Very Good Plus

A record that has been handled and played either infrequently or very carefully. That is, an item obviously not perfect, but not too far from it. On a disc, this could mean that there are light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a dust jacket; the vinyl may have lost some of its original lustre. A light scratch that did not affect the play in an otherwise nearly mint disc would all be acceptably VG + for most collectors; a scratch of any sort that audibly clicked throughout at a level greater than or equal to the music would not be acceptable.  On covers and sleeves, some wear from storage is acceptable, especially light wear that does not affect the beauty of the artwork.

Very Good

Used but not abused. A very good record will display visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl lustre, surface , groove wear, spindle trails from countless spins on the turntable. When played, surface noise will be evident, although it should not prevent the listener from enjoying the audio aspect of the disc. In other words, a VG record should appear to have been well-played although well-loved by a responsible owner.  This is a difficult grade when discussing paper goods; usually a cover, like a disc, is VG when a variety of problems are evident.  Ring-wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss on the photo, stains, etc. An aggravated combination of two of these problems – never all of them – would likely cause a sleeve to be graded VG.